72nu-funk
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Hello, I thought it was about time I put together a thread for my bus before leaving the UK. I've been looking over the forum since October last year after flying my Mum back from Turkey and it being confirmed that she was in the late stages of renal cell carcinoma. When she was first diagnosed I gave her a notebook, and asked her to write down a wish list, of all the things she wanted to do in the future, and between us we'd make them happen. One of the things she chose and asked was if I would drive her back to Turkey between the cycles of treatment, since she was now unable to fly due to the increased risk of DVT, and if I could find a camper for us to make the journey in. I'd always loved early bays, and so we set about searching for one whilst agreeing that we would see out the first two 6 week cycles of treatment to make sure that we were both comfortable with how the treatment would effect her and how we would deal with any potential issues during the journey.
Unfortunately, just after New Year, Mum had a downhill turn and after struggling to fight from home, I took her into hospital where they discovered that the treatment had cultured an infection in her bladder. She didn't give up, we stuck to the plan and kept looking on the net from her hospital bed for the camper that would take her on her trip and at the time came across the 69 Dormobile here that Tony (redrust) was selling. I had planned to go and see the bus after making contact with Tony, but was unable to make it as Mums condition worsened. She passed away on the 19th January, the Dr's unable to bring the infection under control.
She had made her final request in her will that her ashes be scattered in Turkey, and truth be told, I had already promised her and myself that I would make the trip that we had planned together for her.
I got back in contact with Tony and luckily he still had his bay for sale, so took the trip to see him, and after spending a good couple of hours with him looking over his bus and chatting, we came to a deal. I've got to say a big thank you to Tony for being such an upfront guy, for being considerate of the situation, and for not trying to hide any of the buses pitfalls as so many others had done that I had seen prior.
After picking up the bus a couple of weeks later I decided that with the time left here to finish finalising my Mums affairs and sorting and packing away her home, I would set about turning the great base that Tony had sold to me into the bus that will make Mums journey to Turkey, hence naming the bus Chrissys dream.
I think that is probably more than enough writing for the time being, so i'll let the pictures talk through some of the changes so far.
How the bus looked when I first collected her
First change was a trip to see Steve at Gasure in Chester to have an LPG conversion put in together with a Flashlube system. Steve is an absolutely great guy and his service and attention to detail is fantastic. He was a little surprised at the size of the eberspacher however...
Tank is sited under the rock and roll bed and the filler down by the rear bumper. If you have a look at the earlier pictures you'll see the black cap by the bumper corner end.
Unfortunately, just after New Year, Mum had a downhill turn and after struggling to fight from home, I took her into hospital where they discovered that the treatment had cultured an infection in her bladder. She didn't give up, we stuck to the plan and kept looking on the net from her hospital bed for the camper that would take her on her trip and at the time came across the 69 Dormobile here that Tony (redrust) was selling. I had planned to go and see the bus after making contact with Tony, but was unable to make it as Mums condition worsened. She passed away on the 19th January, the Dr's unable to bring the infection under control.
She had made her final request in her will that her ashes be scattered in Turkey, and truth be told, I had already promised her and myself that I would make the trip that we had planned together for her.
I got back in contact with Tony and luckily he still had his bay for sale, so took the trip to see him, and after spending a good couple of hours with him looking over his bus and chatting, we came to a deal. I've got to say a big thank you to Tony for being such an upfront guy, for being considerate of the situation, and for not trying to hide any of the buses pitfalls as so many others had done that I had seen prior.
After picking up the bus a couple of weeks later I decided that with the time left here to finish finalising my Mums affairs and sorting and packing away her home, I would set about turning the great base that Tony had sold to me into the bus that will make Mums journey to Turkey, hence naming the bus Chrissys dream.
I think that is probably more than enough writing for the time being, so i'll let the pictures talk through some of the changes so far.
How the bus looked when I first collected her
First change was a trip to see Steve at Gasure in Chester to have an LPG conversion put in together with a Flashlube system. Steve is an absolutely great guy and his service and attention to detail is fantastic. He was a little surprised at the size of the eberspacher however...
Tank is sited under the rock and roll bed and the filler down by the rear bumper. If you have a look at the earlier pictures you'll see the black cap by the bumper corner end.
